“I had a hard time throwing strikes,” Labsan says. “I knew I had the potential to do it. I just had to figure it out.”

When he’s not on the mound, Labsan is content contributing at the plate. Labsan has made several big plays with his bat this season, including driving in a season-best five runs on a two-run single, a two-run home run and a groundout to lead the Rams to a 15-2 non-district victory over Cardinal Mooney March 4.

“I enjoy every part of it (baseball),” he says. “I’m not picky. I just like playing.”

Although Labsan enjoys playing left field, he would prefer to be the pitcher.

“I generally have more success pitching,” Labsan says. “I just like pitching because you can be in every play.”

Labsan will continue his baseball career next year at Florida Atlantic University; he committed to the Owls in November.

For now, Labsan is focused on hurling the Rams to a district title and a postseason tournament run.

“We’re doing pretty well,” Labsan says. “We’re playing more as a team this year and working a lot harder than some of the teams (I’ve been on) in the past. And now we have the results.”